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Hanok houses in Bukchon, Seoul
SeoulHanok houses in Bukchon
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Seoul by 거열 박, Pexels License; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Seoul or Ushuaia?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Seoul for

  • nightlife
  • day trips
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Seoul’s own page.

Choose Ushuaia for

  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Ushuaia’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Seoul 18, Ushuaia 3: Seoul leads by 15 points.
Food & drink. Seoul 84, Ushuaia 40: Seoul leads by 44 points.
Culture & sights. Seoul 75, Ushuaia 22: Seoul leads by 53 points.
Nightlife. Seoul 84, Ushuaia 18: Seoul leads by 66 points.
Nature & outdoors. Seoul 75, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 13 points.
Day trips. Seoul 77, Ushuaia 14: Seoul leads by 63 points.
Good for families. Seoul 80, Ushuaia 40: Seoul leads by 40 points.
Getting around. Seoul 87, Ushuaia 45: Seoul leads by 42 points.
Shopping & style. Seoul 85, Ushuaia 22: Seoul leads by 63 points.
Affordability. Seoul 50, Ushuaia 42: Seoul leads by 8 points.
Live music & performing arts. Seoul 63, Ushuaia 10: Seoul leads by 53 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Seoul 75, Ushuaia 26: Seoul leads by 49 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Seoul and Ushuaia.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Seoul
Best match
71match

Wins on nightlife and day trips with your weighting.

Ushuaia
31match

Wins on nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Seoul in July

29 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
422 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
21 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Ushuaia in July

4 °Cdaytime high
0 °Cnight-time low
36 mmrain in the month
2 hsunshine a day
No seasea
8 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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SeoulUshuaia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Seoul: 1991-2020 normals, Seoul (2.2 km from centre). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSeoulUshuaia
Official languageKorean, Korean Sign LanguageSpanish
CurrencyWon (KRW)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsCF220 V, 60 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+9UTC-3
Emergency numberPolice 112, ambulance 119, fire 119117 or 911
Elevation38 m23 m
Main airportIncheon International Airport (ICN)49 km from centre162 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year18 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureSeoulUshuaia
City population9,668,46582,615
People per km²15,9733,592
Museums within 10 km815
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km50
Swim season, months above 21 °C2 months-

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.